Practice more important than age in learning to use computer mouse
Children as young as 5 years old can learn how to use a computer mouse, new research suggests.
Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2011
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Periodic table of shapes to give a new dimension to maths (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mathematicians are creating their own version of the periodic table that will provide a vast directory of all the possible shapes in the universe across three, four and five dimensions, linking shapes together ...
Mathematics
Feb 16, 2011
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Controversial Swedish wolf hunt ends, one escapes
Sweden's controversial wolf hunt, which has sparked widespread criticism from environmentalists and legal action from the European Commission, ended with hunters failing to cull one of the 20 animals in the quota, officials ...
Ecology
Feb 16, 2011
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Finding a way to extend tomato shelf-life
Tomatoes spend so much time on shelves and in refrigerators that an estimated 20 percent are lost to spoilage, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). But scientists with USDA's Agricultural Research Service ...
Other
Feb 16, 2011
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Xenacoelomorpha -- a new phylum in the animal kingdom
An international team of scientists including Albert Poustka from the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin has discovered that Xenoturbellida and the acoelomorph worms, both simple marine worms, are more ...
Biotechnology
Feb 16, 2011
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China announces shakeup of rare earths industry
(AP) -- China plans to tighten control over rare earths producers and restrict output in a five-year development strategy, the Cabinet said Wednesday, amid concern abroad about plans to reduce exports of the exotic minerals ...
Business
Feb 16, 2011
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Google's travel deal faces regulatory turbulence
(AP) -- Google wants to become the hub of online travel, promising better bargains and more convenience by melding the Internet search leader's wizardry with the Web's top airline-fare tracker, ITA Software.
Business
Feb 16, 2011
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Insects hold atomic clues about the type of habitats in which they live
Scientists have discovered that insects contain atomic clues as to the habitats in which they are most able to survive. The research has important implications for predicting the effects of climate change on the insects, ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 16, 2011
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LG puts hopes on 'next generation' 3-D TV
(AP) -- LG Electronics says competition is heating up in the global battle to woo viewers to 3-D TVs and the South Korean company thinks it has an edge.
Business
Feb 16, 2011
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Reflected glory
(PhysOrg.com) -- The nebula Messier 78 takes centre stage in this image taken with the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile, while the stars powering the bright display ...
Astronomy
Feb 16, 2011
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